Hunan-style Orange "Beef" and Asparagus Stir-fry

Ingredients

• Asian wheat or rice noodles
  8 oz
• soy “steak” strips
  12 oz
• cornstarch
  5 tbsp
• low-sodium soy sauce
  ¼ cup
• minced garlic
  2 tsp
• sugar

  or to taste
  2 tbsp
• vegetable stock
  1½ cups
• sesame oil
  2 tsp
• minced ginger
  2 tsp
• vegetable oil or more if needed
  2 tbsp
• asparagus

  trimmed and cut into 2-inch lengths
  1 lb
• dried red chiles

  optional
  3 unit
• grated zest 1 large orange (about 2 tbs.)
  1 unit
• bunch scallions

  trimmed and cut into 2-inch lengths
  1 unit